Child Support Addenda

Child support payments use the CCD+ format, which includes an addendum record that provides additional information about the payment and the payer. The Child Support Addenda overlay is used to enter this information.

Addendum Account Information

From the Addendum Account Information section of the page, you can enter the following details:

Child Support Authority Account

The authority's Account Name, Bank ID, and Account Number

You can do either of the following:

  • Choose Select an Account, and then if the account appears, select it from the list.
  • Select Enter account information, and then enter the details in the Account Type, Account Number, and Bank ID fields.
Account Type(not illustrated)

The type of bank account being used for this child support payment

This field is required only when using the option to enter account information manually.

Account Number(not illustrated)

The number of the bank account being used for this child support payment

This field is required only when using the option to enter account information manually.

Bank ID(not illustrated)

The financial institution that serves this account, identified by typing the ABA number

This field is required only when using the option to enter account information manually.

Addenda Information

From the Addenda Information section of the page, you can enter the following details:

Application Identifier

The type of child support deduction being withheld

The option that a company user chooses depends on whether they represent an employer or a State Disbursement Unit (SDU).

  • If the company user represents an employer who is withholding child support from an employee's pay, the user should select the first code, CS.
  • If the company user represents an SDU, the user should select one of the other codes.
Note: FIDM stands for Financial Institution Data Match.
Case Identifier

The case or court order number in the state receiving the transaction

Pay Date

The pay date of the obligor (the non-custodial parent), which is also the date the amount is withheld from employees' salary

Child Support Amount

The amount of child support withheld for this pay period, which is being paid to the State Disbursement Unit (SDU)

Non-Custodial Parent SSN

The Social Security number of the non-custodial parent

Non-Custodial Parent Name

The first and last name of the non-custodial parent who is making the child support payments

The addendum format limits this field to a total of 10 characters.

Enter only the first three characters of the first name and the first seven characters of the last name. When the last name is less than seven characters, a comma must be used between the last name and the first name.

Note: This field is not case-sensitive
Medical Support Flag

Indicates whether the employer offers family medical insurance.

FIPS (Agency Code)

Federal Information Process Standard (FIPS) code for the SDU receiving the transaction:

  • When including state, country, and local codes, the code is seven characters.
  • When including just state and country, the code is five characters
Employment Termination Flag

Indicates whether the child support enforcement agency should be notified of an employment termination

The default value for this field is No. If the value is Yes, the child support payment amount can be Zero.

Parent topic: Create Child Support Payment